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Arra Classic Rock Band Biography Thank you for your interest in the band Arra. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to perform at your event. Simply stated, Arra is one of the best and largest drawing classic rock cover bands in the Chicagoland area and has been for over 2 decades! Performing the biggest hits by the biggest bands of all times with precision and excellence is the secret to our success. Our unparalleled vocal harmonies and incredible musicianship has contributed to Arra becoming one of the most sought after club, festival and corporate bands in the Chicago area market. Arra has been playing to standing room only crowds in Chicagoland, Rockford and Wisconsin. We have performed with some of the biggest bands and performers of all time such as, Kansas, .38 Special, Survivor, Rare Earth, UFO, Molly Hatchet, The Ides of March, Billy Squire, Steppenwolf, Paul Rodgers from Bad Company and Dennis DeYoung from Styx. Arra has also headlined/performed at many of the areas largest summer festival events. Lombard, Arlington Heights, Downers Grove, Naperville Ribfest/Last Fling, Westchester, Bolingbrook, Chicago Ridge, Shorewood, Channahon, Elk Grove Village, Bensenville, Algonquin, St. Charles, Itasca, Streamwood, Crestwood and Batavia are just some of the festivals Arra has made successful appearances at throughout the years, and for many, has become a staple for their yearly events. We feel a picture is worth a thousand words, and are very confident that once you attend an Arra show, there will be no question as to why Arra should be playing at your upcoming event. So please come out and catch a show to see what the buzz is all about for yourself, and be among the hundreds of thousands of people whom have watched Arra perform over the years, and see why, hands down, Arra is the best classic rock cover band in Chicagoland! Kevin E. Conner Lead Guitar / Vocals [email protected] .

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2008 Last Fling Announces Dennis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2008 Last Fling Announces Dennis DeYoung and the Doobie Brothers, Friday and Saturday Night Headliners NAPERVILLE, Ill. – June 3, 2008 – This Labor Day weekend Rotary Hill, in Naperville, will be filled with the unique musical stylings of the Doobie Brothers and Dennis DeYoung. Dennis DeYoung, former lead singer of Styx, takes the Last Fling main stage on Friday, August 29, at 8 p.m. and will play the music of Styx. DeYoung is a Chicago native and a founding member of the famous rock group. DeYoung wrote eight of their nine top ten singles. Styx sold 35 million albums worldwide and was the only band to ever record four consecutive triple platinum albums. For more than four decades, DeYoung has been a singer, songwriter, keyboardist and record producer. He wrote and sang several classics including: “Lady”, “Come Sail Away”, “Best of Times”, “Mr. Roboto”, “Show Me the Way”, “Desert Moon”, “Don't Let It End”, and the 1979 Peoples Choice Award winner, “Babe”. DeYoung has also recorded seven solo albums including “Desert Moon”, whose title track achieved top ten status. “Dennis has a huge catalog of hits and is among Chicagoland’s most relevant artists, both in the past and currently,” says John Wrona, Last Fling co-executive director. The Doobie Brothers perform at the Last Fling on Saturday August 30, at 8 p.m. on the main stage. Over the years, The Doobie Brothers’ music has evolved from a country/blues base into a sound emphasizing everything from R&B and Jazz elements, from guitar fueled rockers like “China Grove” and “Long Train Running,” to the folky chart topper “Black Water.” Other hits include “Listen to the Music” and “Rockin’ Down the Highway.” Combined with their consistent appeal on the road, the Doobies have earned a fanatical loyalty for their high-energy shows, and are truly one of America's most loved rock and roll bands.
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after night and John Blasucci only get a finite amount of use the DVD because you only get who plays keyboards, which from it. You have to respect your a little bit of me interacting with frees me up to come out to the vocal cords, I mean don’t get me the audience. Usually I talk to front and be the lead singer. Oh wrong, because some people do them because I fancy myself as a and of course my beautiful wife buck that rule and those things comedian, so I’ll tell them jokes, Suzanne sings backing vocals I mentioned don’t affect them, usually about my age, about for us as well. but nine times out of ten if you being labelled a ‘Rock Star’ and do abuse your voice it will be I’m a guy who can’t take being Styx legend and solo performer Dennis DeYoung has a You mentioned earlier gone long before it should have. called a ‘Rock Star’ at my age wonderful new DVD/CD out entitled a ‘DDY And The Music Of and on the DVD that your too seriously. So I’ll answer your Styx’. Ian Johnson talks with Dennis - a real fan boy moment 67 years old. So how have I’ve watched the DVD question this way, I don’t really - about the new release, his love for music, what drives him at you kept your voice in such quite a few times now and know what art is, what makes the age of 67 to keep on Rocking and what the legacy of Styx good shape? Personally I the passion and enthusiasm something art.
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